Devin Faraci: “Black Panther is incredible. Boseman plays him as both regal and full of rage. The most serious character in the film…. The movie is bigger in scale than ‘Winter Soldier’ but is so much more personal. The stakes are incredibly emotional….You have only seen 1% of the airport fight. The action is incredible. There’s a staircase fight that turns into a chase that’s an all timer…the last fight between Steve and Tony is unlike anything you’ve seen in a Marvel movie. They’re both right. You just want them. to stop fighting. It packs a serious emotional punch… One last last thing: this movie plays like a repudiation of ‘Batman v Superman’. A devastating reply.”

Jim Vejvoda: “I have to admit it. Captain America: Civil War a letdown after the high of Winter Soldier. It’s a better, smarter version of BvS. -SPOILER REMOVED- is another wasted Marvel villain whose scheme is, while not as crazy as Lex’s, isn’t much more coherent or less convoluted. Spider-Man is both the best & most expendable part of Civil War. I want to see more of him & movie never recovers from him leaving it. Big airport brawl is great fun & Civil War sort of limps to the finish line after that. Panther is very cool. Want to see more of him too. Unsure if people will find third ‘Cap’ as fun as trailers sell it. Tony was far more morose than I expected. Parts of movie work better than whole. Civil War is not a bad film at all. But it’s not the great movie I’d hoped it would be. It’s a good movie with many OK & a few great moments.”

Mike Sampson: “I’m trying not to talk about ‘Civil War’ by comparing it to BvS, but it’s hard. It succeeds because it’s exactly what that film is not: FUN…. The big battle scene in #CivilWar is an absolute blast. Spider-Man, as you’d expect, steals the show. Ant-Man, as you might not, a close 2nd…. Civil War and BvS tackle some of the same themes and have similar beats, yet Cap works because we know and care about these characters.”

Germain Lussier: “Captain America: Civil War is a complex mystery posing a big, fun superhero film. Lots of themes and emotions. Very unexpected & very good. I’ll also admit, after one viewing, I have some small issues with the film. I’m guessing they’ll shrink after a second viewing to unpack them though.”

Chris Tilly: “So Captain America: Civil War is pretty good. Spider-Man and the airport brawl are pretty great… Black Panther is really, regally bad-ass… A superhero movie can definitely have too many characters… Did I say Spider-Man is great? Because Spider-Man is great. (Though feels like the retrofitted the movie to include him). Really great. You know how the villains aren’t that great in the MCU? Yeah that.”

Steve Weintraub: “‘Captain America: Civil War’ is a Barry Bonds steroids hitting home-run by Marvel & Russo Brothers. And I loved Spider-Man in the film… the film has such incredible action set pieces because you care about the people fighting. It’s not just punching bad guys.”